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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

How did Leslie A Hairston spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Leslie A Hairston's election campaign committee, Friends of Leslie A Hairston, spent $8,972 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hairston's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 63.8% of this total ($3,000) going to Progressive Solutions Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,700
52.4%
Donations
$2,375
26.5%
Telephones
$1,897
21.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2017-02-27
$3,000
Consulting
Comer Youth Center
2017-02-22
$1,750
Donations
Steve Jensen
2017-01-12
$1,200
Consulting
Steve Jensen
2017-03-20
$500
Consulting
AT&T Broadband
2017-01-25
$496
Telephones
At & T
2017-03-27
$496
Telephones
At & T
2017-02-22
$495
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-27
$275
Telephones
Ivi-ipo
2017-02-03
$225
Donations
The Links, Incorporated
2017-03-28
$200
Donations
The Links, Incorporated
2017-03-30
$200
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-02-09
$134
Telephones

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